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10 years of driving here and a couple thousand Baht given out on my part. They are indeed greedy little monkeys. They get a gleeful look on their faces and their little monkey paws squiggle in delight when they see the cash.

Everything is Bangkok, only Bangkok... and sh***tload on the rest of Thailand...

How much taxes are collected in BKK in ratio with the rest fo the country. Then is that ratio similar to the amount of services BKK enjoys compared to the rest of the country?

RIP to the terrorists who died. War is hell.

http://www.mythailandphotos.com/redshirts2013/

Wonder how much they paid the peasants to attend?

Aw shucks, what a loss.

Just rewards for throwing HIV infected blood at people's houses and threatening to derail the BTS. Good job PTP!

Patriot group vows to intensify rally this afternoon

By Digital Media

BANGKOK, May 18 – The Thai Patriots Network, defying a warning from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), vowed to rally at Sanam Luang this afternoon to expose the government’s mismanagement and its handling of the Phra Viharn (Preah Vihear) temple dispute.

Network leader Chaiwat Sinsuwong said about 35,000 people have gathered at Sanam Luang in the last few days and at least 10,000 more will join in the rally today, beginning at 5pm.

The BMA has repeatedly called on the group to move out of the royal ceremonial and public activity area opposite the Emerald Buddha Temple within today, or they would face legal action.

Mr Chaiwat said the legal action, if taken by City Hall, involves minor punishment and the network will carry on its demonstration – a basic right given by the constitution.

He would not say when the rally would be called off. Mr Chaiwat once served as a Bangkok deputy governor. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-05-18

The lady doth protest too much, methinks...

He was a super nutty and violent man who made many enemies. Whoever put the bullet in his head couldn't have done it soon enough. Nothing you can do with a rabid dog except put it down.

That's a great and positive way to disarm and educate. Kudos, will use.

Shinawatra dynasty!!!!!!

Here's an image of a Thai Taxi driver:

A good pad Thai can be hard to find but I know of two stands by my house (out in the boonies) that do a great job. Many are really gloppy, but pad Thai done right is a taste sensation.

They're good. Just wish they came in bigger bottles. I use them up too fast!!

Dynasty or Oligarchy?

I think oligarchy would suit the Shinawats better.

Oligarchy: ": a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control"

I would not consider them a dynasty yet as they really have no great history behind them. Thaksin has been the only power of substance so far.

Just a greedy, power hungry family.

We refer, with great respect, I believe, to the Chakri dynasty etc.

Dynasty:dy·nas·ty (dn-st)

n. pl. dy·nas·ties

1. A succession of rulers from the same family or line.

2. A family or group that maintains power for several generations: a political dynasty controlling the state.

I actually thought it a bit naughty of the paper to call them a dynasty, given how sensitive that topic is in Thailand.

funny, last food court i was quit shocked to see 89 baht for a simple chicken rice or moo sap

never again as it tasted like sxxt

I never see it over 45 Baht in any food court I go to.

Just because the army can't be charged, doesn't mean that they weren't responsible. Why does someone else need to be charged? Sent from my Phone.

Well, i completely agree that the army should be charged as well.

If an inquest finds that the army was responsible and given that the army apparently can't be charged, shouldn't it stop there?

Sent from my Phone.

If your relative would have been killed by the army would you also think that it is alright not to charge the ones responsible?

Therefore, no, i don't think that it should stop there.

And i am not even going here at this place into the problems concerning the emergency decree, when it was issued, it's legal definitions, the curtailing of civil rights, and if issuing this emergency decree was actually justified by law, or a far too liberal interpretation of the law, and/or abuses of the law that seem to have been conveniently covered by the laws ruling the emergency decree (such as blocking Prachatai, quite direct threats against the media by the government on subjects that we are not to cover, and how to cover other subjects, etc).

This would be rather off topic, but i would suggest to privately look into these matters.

If my relative chose to wander around a dangerous area, or take part in a violent anti-society protest, I would probably warn them not to do it, and if I cared about them I would be upset if they got injured or killed. But I would also understand that they took a big risk and it did not pay off. If the ones who killed him were in charge of returning the area to safety for all, I would understand.

It's like that Japanese reporter who was killed in burma during the monk protest. He laid down on the ground to get pictures of soldiers running after the monks. He must have known the risks, and took them anyway, and was shot. Too bad, but war is hell and that is that.

Without KNOWING who fired the bullets then the individual responsible remains as persons unknown.

The subject here is Abhisit and Suthep being charged with murder. And that's a political and trumped up charge.

Anyone who advocates only to charge the UDD leadership, but not the leadership of CRES over 2010 should really think about logic and why we have courts. People died, and society has the right to find out as much of the truth as possible - and that is generally done in the courts.

Sorry, can't agree. The CRES was operating as a branch of the government and was attempting to control a dangerous mob of people from hurting civilians. This mob was burning and looting, and had many weapons and threatened to use them against normal Bangkokians on a daily basis. It was the responsibility of the CRES to quell this dangerous mob and restore order.

Along the way a few innocents who decided to wander around the battlefield were killed. Truthfully, they should have know better than to be wandering around those dangerous areas. I feel he same way about reporters who embed so they can get a hot story, and who then get injured or killed. It's a pity, but the risks are known and taken, so there should be no crying afterwards if something happens.

Dynasty or Oligarchy?

Just because the army can't be charged, doesn't mean that they weren't responsible. Why does someone else need to be charged? Sent from my Phone.

Well, i completely agree that the army should be charged as well.

If an inquest finds that the army was responsible and given that the army apparently can't be charged, shouldn't it stop there?

Sent from my Phone.

If your relative would have been killed by the army would you also think that it is alright not to charge the ones responsible?

If I knew my relative was in agreement that burning down Bangkok, killing civilians, and raiding hospitals was an OK means of protest, I might not care if he was smacked with some lead by the army.

Typical red fascist stormtroopers thinking. Only my view can be heard, freedom of speech is the right for me to talk and you to listen, saying things I do not like is an an abuse of this freedom, democracy is what I say it is, all holding different views are against democracy, our reich will last a thousand years, all bow to our glorious leader and harken to his words of wisdom.

Thailand has been a democracy since 1932 under the authority of the Monarcal house of Chakri. The 'Red Shirt' are part of the proletairiat tof Thailand that have waited 83 years to be able to express their point of view without being shot. That sir is a travesty in a Nation that calls itself a democracy. Give them some time to learn how to make Democracy work. Same can be said of the 'Democrats' who regularly state that Thailand is not governable as a democracy, so indeed they too have a lot to learn.

They've been in power two years now. And thier 'point of view' is to eradicate the ability of anybody else to have a point of view.

The red shirts must have very sympathetic Employers for them to be on SICK leave so often.

Didn't you know? at 500 Baht per day from their employer Mr. Thaksin, they do pretty well!

Would also be helpful to know what abhisit and suthep actually talked about.

But that's not the point of this "report".

This "report" achieved exactly what it set out to do - just read the other posts.

It's possible many people would have liked to know what they had to say, but were discouraged from attending - and this is what bothers other posters.

I'm sure some other posters would love to know what the Dems said. But I believe the purpose of this story is to stir up anti-red feelings. And it worked!

Red shirts and their actions/philosophy make hating them a very easy thing to do!